Act against rape! Use the Istanbul Convention!

The Council of Europe and the European Women’s Lobby joined forces in this project to promote the Istanbul Convention as a concrete tool for change to eradicate all forms of male violence against women and specifically rape.

Under the common slogan “Act against rape! Use the Istanbul Convention!”, a series of public events took place in 28 countries all over Europe around the 16 days of activism against violence against women between 25 November and 10 December.

[Brussels, 20 December 2013] After several months of fruitful work and good cooperation, the joint project between the European Women’s Lobby and Council of Europe to has come to an end. During this time common our aim has been to raise awareness on the phenomenon of rape as a devastating form of violence against women and also to promote the Istanbul Convention.
The European Women’s Lobby has coordinated this project in close cooperation with the EWL member organisations and the experts of (...)
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[Strasbourg, 10 December 2013] On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day (10 December), the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) organised a round-table “Promote rights! Act against rape!”, co-hosted by MEPs Mikael Gustafsson and Antonyia Parvanova. The event was part of the Joint project with the Council of Europe “Act against Rape! Use the Istanbul Convention!”, closing the 16 Days of Activism against violence against women (25 November – 10 December). During this period, EWL members and (...)
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[Brussels, 9 December 2013] In the framework of the European Women’s Lobby - Council of Europe joint project : "Act against rape! Use the Istanbul Convention!", different events have taken place: Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Macedonia, Romania, Italy, UK, Turkey and Iceland.
The aim of this project is to mobilise Europe against rape and to promote the Istanbul Convention. Everywhere in Europe we are urgently demanding justice and support for victims of rape. The Istanbul (...)
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[Brussels, 25 November 2013] To mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women, the European Women’s Lobby launched on the 25th November a video-clip to speak out and draw attention to the fact that rape needs to be seriously addressed by the authorities in terms of access to justice, prevention and support to victims. As the video illustrates, the Istanbul Convention is a tool for change!
Please, share this video in your social networks! #actagainstrape2013 (...)
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Events under the slogan: Act against rape! Use the Istanbul Convention!: in Croatia, Denmark, Lithuania, Malta, Portugal and Sweden

Posted on 28 November 2013 |

This week, the EWL member organisations have also held the events under the slogan: Act against rape! Use the Istanbul Convention!: in Croatia, Denmark, Lithuania, Malta, Portugal and Sweden
On the 25th November, four events have been organised to mark the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women:
In Croatia: The Center for Women War Victims, ROSA organised the event together with the Parliamentary Committee for Gender Equality at the Croatian Parliament. 60 (...)
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This week, the EWL member organisations have also started to held the events under the slogan: Act against rape! Use the Istanbul Convention! 30 events that are going to take place all over Europe around the 16 days of activism against violence against women (25 November-10 December).
On the 18th November 2013, the French Coordination of the European Women’s Lobby (CLEF) held in Paris the first event of the series: a European Conference on the topic of rape and to present the EWL Barometer (...)
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The first event of the EWL-CoE joint action “Act against rape! Use the Istanbul Convention!” was organised by the French Coordination for the European Women’s Lobby (CLEF) in Paris on the 18th November 2013.
The French Coordination for the European Women’s Lobby (CLEF) prepared a European Conference on the topic of rape and to present the EWL
This event, opened by Ms. Brigitte Gontier Maurin (member of the Senate, President of the Delegation on women’s rights and equality of opportunities (...)
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France, 18th November at the premises of the French Coordination for the European Women’s Lobby: The president of the Delegation on women’s rights and equal opportunities in the Senate, Brigitte Gonthier-Maurin, and the president of the Feminist Association "Contre le Viol", Emmanuelle Piet, will attend the event together with several politicians, and experts from the EWL Observatory on Violence against Women.
Bulgaria,22 of November: the National Coordinator of Women’s Lobby is organising (...)
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(Brussels, 25 October) Under the common slogan “Act against rape! Use the Istanbul Convention!”, a series of public events will take place in 33 countries all over Europe during the sixteen days of activism against violence against women between 25 November and 10 December.
Rape continues to be one of the most devastating forms of gender-based violence, yet it is too often a taboo subject and thus remains shrouded in silence.
Wide mobilisation around Europe will urgently demand justice and (...)
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